The incident happened Thursday night at QT near 59th Avenue and Buckeye Road. According to police, 38-year-old Harry Denman was talking to officers in the parking lot when the officers began to leave to respond to a call. As they pulled out of a spot, Denman pulled out a handgun and allegedly fired two shots at the vehicle behind him. One bullet hit the ground and the other hit the front of the vehicle, according to police. Denman then ran into the business, still armed, and the officers followed. The segment in the player below contains an excerpt of the video shared by a citizen on social media. WARNING: Video is graphic and viewer discretion is advised. Phoenix officers placed on leave after video shows aggressive arrest Video taken by a citizen and then shown Denman is taken into custody. As the man falls to the ground with his hands up, a police officer forces him down and hits his head on a cabinet. Both officers struck the man in the back of the head with the barrels of their guns. After handcuffing him, they kick him again. Denman was injured during the fight and was hospitalized and later booked into jail on multiple charges. None of the officers were injured in the incident. Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan, who was sworn in last week, says both officers have been placed on leave while the department investigates the video. “On Friday, during my swearing in, I challenged my management staff to guide our department to self-evaluate and self-correct and never ignore misconduct. Once additional information regarding this incident came to my attention, immediate action was taken,” said Chief Michael Sullivan. “What is depicted in the video is not how we train and does not align with the core values of the Phoenix Police Department.”
